Holocaust Survivor, Norbert Strauss - Remembering Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass)

You're invited to the annual commemoration of Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass), hosted by the Drew University Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study and Holocaust survivor Norbert Strauss.Norbert was born in 1927 in Germany. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht, he witnessed the burning of synagogues in Frankfurt. He salvaged two small stones from the rubble and carried them with him. After Kristallnacht, Norbert took the MS St. Louis to Cuba, but when the ship was turned away, he was sent to a Dutch holding camp, and he eventually obtained a U.S. visa.

Location: Drew University, Mead Hall, Founders Room
Time: 4 PM EST - 5:30 PM EST. This program is free and open to the public. Professional development certificates are available upon request.